AWATUNA

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 August 1921, Page 8

AWATUNA

(%6m Our Own Correspondent.}

The meeting held last Wednesday in the local hall-^was well attended, <jop._ sidering the boisterous state of the w-eather. Mr. Harding was voted to the chair, and explained that the object of the meeting was to consider the question of a war memorial for Awatuna strict A deputation from Kaponga attended with a view to arranging for Awatuna to join in with the Kaponga scheme for a central district war memorial, to be erected at Kaponga. Messrs Allen and Cook spoke for the deputation, and explained that it was the object of Kaponga residents to go in for a scheme, to be approved by all i contributing districts, but they did not wish to. interfere with any local schemes tUaff might be contemplated and would Si anX tiiev could to the same. Mr Davison spoke on behalf of tHe returned men, who,he said were taking a keen interest in the matter of a memorial to their fallen comrades, , «?L WeAV ager to->ntribute towards S'+w*? 1 * S +me dlsc,?sßion, it was decided that Awatuna go in for a memorial aW swn»5 wn »i a8 'Kwas ascertained that about srx of our boys had fallen in the boundary between Kaponga and Awa- ' tuna shall be.the Riverlea toll gate A I further meeting i 8 to be held on the! 17th inst. to consider the form that I on% mSr a -W c and *o decide ' on a most suitable site The meeting Kz^r* a -vote <>f thanks^SJ Kaponga deputation and the chair.